这时候
HSK 2 (2021)
这时候 (zhè shíhou) · at this time
这时候 (zhè shíhou) means “at this time; at this moment”. It is written with 3 characters: 这 (this) + 时 (time) + 候 (time). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 这时候 is built
The characters
这 zhè · this
What 这 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 文wén — writing
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
时 shí · time
What 时 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: day (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
候 hòu · time
What 候 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 矦hóu — target in archery
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 矦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这时候他回来了。Zhè shíhou tā huílái le.At this moment he came back.
这时候你在做什么？Zhè shíhou nǐ zài zuò shénme?What are you doing at this time?
Questions about 这时候
What does 这时候 mean?
这时候 (zhè shíhou) means “at this time; at this moment”.
How do you pronounce 这时候?
这时候 is pronounced zhè shíhou.
Which HSK level is 这时候?
这时候 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 这边zhèbiānthis side
- 这里zhèlǐhere
- 这儿zhèrhere
- 这些zhèxiēthese
- 这么zhèmeso
- 这样zhèyànglike this
- 这个zhègethis
- 这zhèthis
- 时候shíhoutime
- 时间shíjiāntime
Learn 这时候 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.